Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Back to Basal Birds   Synonyms of the genus and species of Confuciusornis

    †Confuciusornis sanctus Hou et al., 1995 [Archosauria: Dinosauria: Theropoda: Avialae]


        Confuciusornis chuonzhous Hou, 1996
        Confuciusornis suniae Hou, 1996
        Confuciusornis meidus Hou, 1996
        Confuciusornis shuzi Hou, 1996
        Confuciusornis dui Hou et al. 1999

Reference(s):

Chiappe, L. M. 1995: The first 85 million years of avian evolution.
–Nature: vol. 378, 23 November, pp. 349-355

Chiappe, L. M., Ji, Q. & Ji, S. 1998: Temporal morphology of the early bird Confuciusornis and its bearing on the evolution of avian cranial kinesis.
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: vol. 18, #3, suppl. to #3, pp. 33A

Chiappe, L. M., Ji, Shu'an, Ji, Qiang & Norell, M. A., 1999: Anatomy and systematics of the Confuciusornithidae (Theropoda: Aves) from the Late Mesozoic of Northeastern China.
–Bulletin of American Museum of Natural History: n:o 242, 1-89

Feduccia, A. 1996: The origin and evolution of birds.
–Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1996. xii-420.

Gibbons, A. 1996: Early birds rise from China fossil beds.
–Science: vol. 274, 15 November, p. 1083.

Hou, L., Martin, L. D., Zhou, Z. & Feduccia, A. 1996: Early adaptive radiation of birds: Evidence from fossils from Northwestern China.
–Science: vol. 274, 15 November, pp. 1164-1167.

Hou, L., Martin, L. D., Zhou, Z., Feduccia, A. & Zhang, F., 1999: A diapsid skull in a new species of the primitive bird Confuciusornis.
–Nature: vol. 399, 17 June, pp. 679-682

Keesey, T. M., 1996-2000: The Dinosauricon
–iNet: The Dinosauricon: http://dinosauricon.com/

Milner, A. C. 1993: Ground rules for early birds.
–Nature: vol. 362, 15 April, p. 589.